Porsche P1
“ Porsche P1 ” (“ P1 ” for short ) is the name of an automobile that is said to be the first vehicle designed by Ferdinand Porsche . However, this term used by the press and Porsche AG has no historical background and was probably never used by Ferdinand Porsche. There are also doubts as to whether the vehicle in question was actually developed by Ferdinand Porsche or is in any way related to him.
Egger-Lohner
The torso, which has been exhibited in the Porsche Museum since 2014 , is a chassis (Lohner) with engine (Egger) of an Egger-Lohner electric car model C.2 Phaeton , as shown on the advertising poster for the International Motor Vehicle Exhibition in 1899 has been described. There are no references to Porsche on the poster.
Porsche
The car brand Porsche has only existed since the founding of Dr. Ing.hc F. Porsche GmbH in 1931.
history
The chassis used is most likely from one of the petrol engine prototypes that was converted to an electric drive for experimental purposes. This torso was in the Technical Museum Vienna until 2009 . It was released for exchange, acquired by an unnamed person and later sold on to Wolfgang Porsche . He bequeathed it to the Porsche Museum.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ cf. Lost Porsche P1 found in Austria In: rp-online.de . January 28, 2014.
- ↑ Sensational Porsche: "P1" sign just a fake?
- ↑ The original Porsche was not lost at all
- ↑ Ing.Karl Eder
- ^ Technical Museum Vienna & Karl Eder